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Re:A basic, sub-$1,000 3D printer that prints metal by eric_khun on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @02:30AM (#6723882)
It's the goal of the opensource RepRap project. To produce a pure self-replicating device. http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap
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Re:A basic, sub-$1,000 3D printer that prints metal by mseidl on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @06:22AM (#6724491)
I get tired of this, it's not even close to self-replicating... it can only print a few plastic joints it needs, but most of it is metal, electronics and motors that cannot be 3d printed.
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Re:A basic, sub-$1,000 3D printer that prints metal by eric_khun on Thursday November 14, 2013 @11:26PM (#6737749)
I hope we will be able to do it soon. When we see all these awesome kickstarter projects and all these millions $ invested in R&D. I think we will reach soon another level
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Re:A basic, sub-$1,000 3D printer that prints metal by itsuart on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @03:52AM (#6724085)
Wow. We are closer to future than I thought. Thanks for the link!
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Re:A basic, sub-$1,000 3D printer that prints metal by eric_khun on Thursday November 14, 2013 @11:29PM (#6737757)
I also try to regroup all the 3D printers here : https://thre3d.com/category/printers check it out, maybe you'll need one!
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